Right Whale Update

[Catherine]

There is an ongoing crisis with Right Whales in the North Atlantic. There are thought to be only 400 Right Whales left and only 100 of those are females able to bear calves. Various changes in fishing practices and shipping regulations are being tested. Teams of scientists are out there studying the whales. 

There have been a number of whale deaths this year, mostly due to rope entanglements.
Efforts are being made to free entangled whales so they can survive.

https://globalnews.ca/news/5721659/canad...ht-whales/

This is an emergency as far as the Right Whales are concerned. It is a life and death fight and the whole species is in danger. It is a fight I hope we win.
However this is more than a fight for the Right Whale species. The whole of our plants oceans are in trouble. The Right Whales are getting entangled in rope because there is so much of it in the oceans. Whales and other marine mammals are being found dead with stomachs full of plastic. We have polluted and littered our oceans to the point that they are no longer safe for the creatures that normally live there. Also, Japan has started commercial whaling again. 
The oceans have become a global crisis and we need to act globally to fix this. Minimally, we need to stop dumping plastic in the oceans. The ghost gear that keeps entangling whales is a another problem entirely. We need to find a way to track it down and remove it from the water. Freeing entangled whales is good. Preventing entanglements would be better.